Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 71



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Episode 71 Designated adult (2)

Stick to the winning side.

Isaac smiled.

It was an answer worthy of a passing grade.

“You learned it well.”

That was the end of it.

There was no need to tell you that you would be my subordinate forever or that you had chosen your side well. Because he was confident that if Hesabel did as he said, she would not have to worry about betraying him.

Isaac was confident of victory.

Hesabel stood up hesitantly and asked.

“Have you met the mirror maid?”

“okay.”

“I wonder what Isaac’s mirror maid looked like… … .”

At Hesabel’s words, Isaac tilted his head and asked.

“Why do you ask that?”

“I heard that a mirror maid imitates the other person’s appearance but appears much more beautiful or cool in order to incite the other person’s pride or bravado. But Isaac is so perfect… … “I can’t imagine how the mirror maid could have fixed it.”

“… … .”

Isaac tried to say that he hadn’t changed at all, but kept his mouth shut for fear of being seen as narcissistic.

Heshabel looked around. The unfinished sanctuary that the Prophet of Flesh had created was now completed as a nameless sanctuary of chaos. The nameless sanctuary of chaos she saw for the first time was bizarre, but for some reason, Hesabel felt her mind calming down.

“The mirror maid completed the sanctuary.”

A lot of effort and effort must have gone into creating the unfinished sanctuary, but Isaac ate ​​it all up.

Isaac asked Heshabel as if he had suddenly remembered something.

“They said they originally planned to raise an ancient god here as well.”

Although he spoke as if he were raising some kind of livestock, in fact, the perception was ingrained in Isaac’s mind that the ancient gods were nothing more or less than livestock raised for consumption.

‘Livestock? Because it’s livestock… … .’

Isaac suddenly thought of something.

‘Rather than hunting down the ancient gods raised by others, can’t we just grow them ourselves and eat them? I think it would be more efficient and I wouldn’t have to worry about it.’

However, it was literally just a short idea and it was really difficult to put into practice. It took her over several decades to raise even a single Jihillet, she said. Of course, it may be because he was oppressed under the influence of the Code of Light in the basement of the monastery.

Still, since I knew that it was possible to raise an ancient god, I felt the need to research it using Jihylet.

At that moment, the owner of the place where Isaac was staying had just disappeared.

‘Of course I have to eat here.’

He had originally planned to take over part of the territory, but after experiencing a series of events, he changed his mind. He may be coveted by others again, and it is much better for him to take care of it himself than to have it taken away. Now that things were like this, he thought it would be better to just eat the whole thing.

Of course, a humble Holy Grail Knight should not be greedy for territory.

However, my thoughts changed after defeating the Prophet of Red Flesh.

‘It’s not enough to make a profit with just a few farms.’

As he took in the sanctuary, Isaac’s senses expanded around Hendrak Citadel as it did at Ariet Monastery. Then he learned one surprising fact.

This place was filled with strangely dense divine power. It was a sacred place that had already been prepared, a place where it would not be strange for history to occur at any time. There was absolutely no way such an environment could have been created naturally.

It was clear that someone had prepared this place a long time ago.

‘I don’t know who it is, but thank you.’

Isaac thought he must eat this reishi.

But to do that, several mountains had to be overcome.

***

Some time later, a group of men on horseback entered the Hendlock estate.

Isaac knew they were coming in even before they arrived. It was because of the three jackdaws that started circling above the head of Hendlock Castle. The people from the Code of Light Church that Lehart had talked about have finally arrived. Isaac, who knew that the jackdaws came and observed before the Heretic Questioner arrived, felt something familiar.

‘But it’s a bit bigger than I heard?’

In front of the castle gate, Isaac observed the people approaching Hendlock Fortress.

Knights heavily armed with white silver armor and various weapons. There was no emblem indicating affiliation, but five paladins had arrived.

When the Paladins encountered Isaac, they stepped aside instead of greeting him.

What appeared behind the paladins was an old priest who seemed to be of a fairly high rank. At that time, a young priest who seemed to be assisting the priest opened his mouth.

“May the light brighten the path ahead. Do you happen to be Isaac, the Holy Grail Knight?”

“you’re right.”

Isaac answered humbly, and he looked back happily at the old priest. The old priest mumbled something with a wrinkled face, but I couldn’t hear it. Instead, a young priest spoke on his behalf.

“This is Bishop Juan Riard. “It is an honor to meet you.”

‘bishop?’

Isaac was surprised, but didn’t show it. Of course, he thought that a fairly high-ranking priest would come, but if he is a bishop, he is one of less than 10 people in the entire Baekje Empire who are also involved in the election of the Pope.

Only then did Isaac see the new composition of this group.

A paladin, a bishop, and two assistant priests. When I look behind me, I see people wearing sharp clothes with hoods pulled down deep. Probably the Heretic Questioner.

‘You came prepared for war.’

If you have five sufficiently skilled paladins and a bishop-level miracle, you can easily attack a rural castle like this. Since I had already heard that there were Lehardt’s soldiers, I only brought with me the forces that would really be the core.

‘Are you going to this extent to collect a debt you didn’t receive?’

No matter how moth-like it was, I didn’t think it would go that far. Even if they sent just one or two paladins without the bishop coming, Kyle would have had no choice but to fall flat on his face. However, the faces of the Paladins showed some desperation and bitterness.

Isaac was able to understand the situation by looking at that expression.

‘It seems like more people were added in a hurry when they heard that the red-fleshed prophet had appeared.’

Of course, the red-fleshed prophet was subdued by Isaac as soon as he appeared. In other words, the news delivered to them would have been that the angel was subdued by the Holy Grail Knight as soon as he appeared. However, it is a story that is hard to believe, and it is not an ordinary thing, so we have no choice but to select people.

The appearance of an angel is usually an event in which the subsequent processing is more important than the appearance itself.

The young priest spoke again.

“There are many stories I want to hear. “But can we go inside first and talk?”

“The fortress is not in order yet.”

At that time, Bishop Juan muttered something again. The young priest spoke again.

“it’s okay. This is Bishop Juan’s request. The bishop also has experience participating in the Yeomyeong Army, so he does not feel uncomfortable sleeping in rough places. “You want to first see traces of where the unholy being appeared.”

There was no reason to refuse, so Isaac readily accepted. If they were more interested in subjugating angels than collecting debts, then it would be advantageous for Isaac, not disadvantageous.

“great. “Please come in.”

Isaac entered the castle gate first, as if asking to come in. However, they did not go in right away but waited for a while. The bishop clasped his hands together and began to recite a prayer. Soon, a soft drop of light spread and enveloped Isaac and the group.

‘Light of the Guardian… … ‘It looks like he’s worried about the curse.’

Isaac immediately recognized the miracle. It was a miracle that could completely block weak curses from other faiths and even block up to half of strong curses. This was a natural measure since angels often leave behind terrible curses when they die.

The problem was that Isaac had already spent two days in the castle, and Lehart’s soldiers were working inside. They believed that Isaac’s magical powers had even driven away the curse. However, such a trust relationship was not established with the bishops and paladins.

“There wasn’t any problem.”

“Because you never know.”

The young priest said with a grin.

Isaac wasn’t very upset either. I thought it was just being cautious enough to wear a mask and go into a place where there might be disease.

The bishop and his party, led by the paladins, entered the fortress. Next, the Inquisitors with jackdaws on their shoulders or heads approached.

They were watching Isaac intently as they passed by.

But one person didn’t. One of the Inquisitors standing in the back row flicked his fingers just before he passed by Isaac.

Isaac looked up and saw a familiar face.

It was Isolde Brandt.

‘You’re here as expected.’

Isaac already knew that Isolde would come. She had sensed a familiar presence among the jackdaws.

She smiled and made some kind of hand signal. I meant to talk about it separately later.

***

The bishop and paladins eagerly investigated something on the wall where Isaac had fought the red-fleshed prophet. Not even Isaac was there. He said he would like to hear the testimony later.

“I feel like something is being suspected.”

While the investigation was in progress, the Heresy Inquisitors captured the soldiers and listened to the situation at the time. The same was true for Isolde, but she was talking to Isaac, not the soldier.

Isolde laughed slightly at Isaac’s words.

“Please think of this as a record, not a suspicion. There are not many opportunities to directly witness angels of other faiths and collect information. “The record of the expulsion of angels is truly one of the greatest pieces of history.”

Isaac decided to try to understand a little more. Even he would have been suspicious if he had been told that a child who had only been a Holy Grail Knight for less than six months had defeated an angel.

‘It’s a good thing there are so many eyewitnesses.’

The reason why Isaac fought in front of people was not only to weaken the Prophet of Red Flesh, but also because he wanted everyone to see and testify to his feats.

Isaac knew from what Gebel had said before that his position could be in jeopardy.

The core of the Code of Light is filled with people with sinister intentions, and Isaac himself has a not-so-honorable lineage called Nephilim, and harbors within himself the evil nameless god of Chaos. Even if someone found out his identity, he needed to gain as good a reputation as possible to survive.

This was also the reason why Isaac could not use his tentacles freely.

“By the way, is it true that you really defeated the Red Flesh Prophet? “You didn’t make him step down on his own?”

“yes.”

“I can’t believe it… … .”

Isolde muttered as if moaning. Then she blurted out her words as if making an excuse.

“Oh, I’m not saying it’s really unreliable, I just mean it’s so amazing. “The angels of the Red Grail Club have no hesitation in running away, so there are no records of them being exterminated.”

Defeating an angel is different from defeating an angel. The former is a common occurrence, but the latter is something that can damage the body and, in a way, hurt the faith itself.

“That’s why the bishop and the paladins also came to find out whether it was really the red-fleshed prophet who appeared here, or whether they mistakenly thought they had defeated the one who had run away.”

“For that matter, the Heretic Questioners were glaring at me very much.”

“ah… … “It’s a situation where you can’t help but be somewhat picky.”

Isolde said with an ambiguous smile.

“A situation where you have no choice but to become picky?”

“yes. If it’s really the Prophet of Red Flesh that appears here, and it’s true that Isaac single-handedly defeated it… … hmm.”

Isolde seemed to be debating for a moment whether to speak or not, but in the end, she opened her mouth as if she could not bear the pleasure of spoilers.

“After confirming whether Isaac is a saint, I plan to canonize him as a saint.”